Creating pixel selection marquees

The Marquee, Oval Marquee, and Lasso tools in the Bitmap section of the Tools panel allow you to select specific pixel areas of a bitmap image by drawing a marquee around them.

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If you want to be able to change the settings for your selection while using one of these tools, be sure that you selected the Live marquee box before making your selection.

To select a rectangular or elliptical area of pixels:

  1. Select the Marquee or Oval Marquee tool.
  2. Set the Style and Edge options in the Property inspector. For more information, see Bitmap selection tool options.
  3. Drag to draw a selection marquee, which defines the pixel selection.

    To draw additional square or circular marquees, hold down Shift as you drag the Marquee or Oval Marquee tool. If Live marquee is turned on while you make a series of selections, the Live marquee feature only affects the last selection in the series.

    To draw a marquee from a center point, deselect any other active marquees, and then hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Macintosh) as you draw.

To select a freeform area of pixels:

  1. Select the Lasso tool.
  2. Select an Edge option in the Property inspector. For more information, see Bitmap selection tool options.
  3. Drag the pointer around the pixels you want to select.